Placement Student - Legal Associate (13 months placement) Job

Job description

Requisition ID: 88973
Work Area: Finance
Expected Travel: 0 - 10%
Career Status: Student
Employment Type: Limited Full Time

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP helps companies of all sizes and industries innovate through simplification. From the back office to the boardroom, warehouse to storefront, on premise to cloud, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably.

Purpose and Objectives

As a placement student at SAP, you will work within SAP UK's in-house legal department of 7 lawyers, working on legal issues and assisting with the review of legal documentation. You will act as primary point of contact for the business in relation to specific legal operational issues as well as software consulting documentation. You shall also assist the team with other legal department matters such as litigation support, enforcement of SAP's trademarks, and potentially software licence transactions.

Expectations and Tasks
As a legal intern you will report to General Counsel & Legal Director for SAP UK, Ireland and Nordics, and work closely with other members of UK legal department. We will train you to:
- Assist with drafting and reviewing SAP consulting services documentation and aid the consulting services contracting process.
- Review, negotiate and approve documentation for SAP UK's procurement & marketing department.
- Help the legal department enforce trade marks in accordance with company policy.
- Review and negotiate Non-Disclosure/ Confidentiality Agreements.
- Deliver training sessions to other departments on legal and compliance topics.
- Provide a monthly induction to new employees on business conduct and ethical business practices.

As part of your role you will also:
- Update the legal department on developments in statute and case law that impacts the business.
- Review business processes to recommend ways of optimising them (examples could include, contract approval process efficiency measures).

Ideal Candidate: (Education and Qualifications / Skills and Competencies)
Bright articulate, motivated student who is currently anticipating a 1st or 2:1 in law or law related degree. This student shall understand and work according to the requirements of a sales business in a high pressure and fast-paced environment.

Candidates should have the following key skills:
- Effective communicator / good interpersonal skills
- Business, Legal, IT experience / working knowledge would be an advantage
- Time Management
- Excellent legal research skills
- Conversational skills in a secondary language would be an advantage
- Strong writing skills (good grammar/spelling is essential)
- Team player
- High energy level
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work to deadlines and prioritize work accordingly
- Creative
- Ability to answer queries and provide solutions

Additional Benefits:
- Salary - £16,500 per annum
- 13 month placement starting in July 2016
- 25 days holiday & an additional day off for your birthday
- Laptop and other SAP equipment
- Free lunch and a subsidised coffee shop
- Buddy Mentoring Scheme
- 360 Health check
- ‘Instant Heroes' reward scheme
- Travel opportunities within the UK and Europe
- Sporting opportunities e.g. football and netball clubs
- Volunteering and charity opportunities

Why SAP:
Based in Greater London, our placement scheme offers you the opportunity to gain invaluable, career boosting industry experience in an exciting and diverse environment. Through our intern programme you will be given the chance to maximise your skill set and work alongside some of the most experienced and knowledgeable professionals in the technology industry, as well as adapting and gaining a vast amount of business responsibility and exposure.

With 30% of your time available for other cross-departmental projects you will gain exposure in other business areas.
To maximise your learning you will be assigned a 1-2-1 buddy who will support you and ensure that you get the very best out of your internship at SAP.

How to apply:

Upload CV and Cover Letter.
Cover letter should include answers to the following questions: (maximum 250 words per question)
- What motivates you to do your best work and how has this helped you to achieve success?
- Describe a time when you made a mistake and the steps you took to resolve this.
- Describe a time when you worked in a team to meet a deadline and how you managed your time effectively?

- Are you in your 2nd year of University or college education?
- Are you currently on course for a minimum of a 2:1 degree?
- To work at SAP in the UK, you must have the legal right to work in the UK. Do you foresee any problems with this requirement?

Applications will close 17th January 2016. Assessment days will run throughout February.

SAP'S DIVERSITY COMMITMENT

To harness the power of innovation, SAP invests in the development of its diverse employees. We aspire to leverage the qualities and appreciate the unique competencies that each person brings to the company.

SAP is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations team (Americas: ************@*******.** or ************@*******.** , APJ: ************@*******.** , EMEA: ************@*******.** ). Requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Additional Locations: No Selection

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